Letter: Re: Abortion

On April 3, Rick Lail wrote a letter that misinformed readers about the Senate Bill 308. The purpose of this bill is to make it more difficult for women to access abortion, not to ensure the safety of women.

On April 3, Rick Lail wrote a letter that misinformed readers about the Senate Bill 308. The purpose of this bill is to make it more difficult for women to access abortion, not to ensure the safety of women. Requirements such as having admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of a clinic and having providers stay on the premise until a patient has left imposes burdensome regulations on abortions but not on other comparable medical procedures. For example, hospitals can deny admitting privileges for providers, effectively shutting down all abortion clinics in an area. Moreover, according to national health organizations, these regulations are medically unnecessary. This needless red tape will shut down abortion providers that cannot bear the costs of additional regulations and will make abortion care more expensive for those who can continue to provide services. Therefore, the authors of Senate Bill 308 are intentionally deceiving North Carolinians by claiming that they are looking out for the safety of women when they are really trying to restrict womenís choices by making abortion services less accessible and more expensive.